The NSW government is set to extend Sydney’s Covid-19 lockdown for another month – a total of nine weeks – on Wednesday after the state hit a new record of 172 daily infections. Media reports on Tuesday night say what many tracking the daily case numbers already suspect – that Australia’s biggest city, home to… Read more »
Sydney and surrounds will remain in lockdown for at least five weeks, with NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian announcing a two-week extension to the restrictions until Friday, July 30. “It always hurts to say this,” the Premier said, announcing the third extension of the lockdown since it began on June 26. “We will assess the situation… Read more »
NSW businesses and others hit by Sydney’s ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown will receive additional support from a financial support package announced by the NSW and federal governments. The funding aims to improve business cash flows and ease the pressure on small business owners and individuals. Prime minister Scott Morrison and NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian… Read more »
Signing in on the Service NSW QR code is mandatory at all workplaces and retail businesses from today, July 12. The change comes as Sydney recorded a record 112 locally acquired cases in the 24 hours to 8pm Sunday. More than half, 64, are linked to a known case or cluster, including 41 as household contacts… Read more »
Travelling more than 10km from your home to exercise will be banned from 5pm tonight, July 9, amid a range of tightened lockdown rules announced by NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian today. From 5pm today (Friday, 9 July) the additional restrictions are: Outdoor public gatherings limited to two people (excluding members of the same household); People… Read more »
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian extended Sydney’s two-week lockdown for another week to midnight, Friday, July 16, today as the focus for COVID-19 infections shifted from Sydney’s eastern suburbs to the city’s southwest There were 27 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours as the numbers continue to bounce around, with the Premier warning they may… Read more »
Sydney’s two-week lockdown will continue for another week to midnight, Friday, July 16, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced. The decision came following 27 new COVID-19 cases were identified in the 24 hours to 8pm Tuesday. Only 13 of those cases were in isolation during their infectious period. NSW recorded 27 new locally acquired cases… Read more »
Sydney and surrounding regions will go into a full lockdown for a fortnight until July 9 from 6pm tonight, June 26. NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced the two-week stay-at-home order for Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong following an emergency cabinet meeting today. Weddings in those regions will be allowed to… Read more »
Sydney residents south of the Sydney Harbour Bridge have been told to stay home for the next week and the state government tries to limit the spread of COVID-19 The new restrictions, including wearing a face mask at work, kick in from 4pm today, June 23, for one week. NSW reported 10 locally acquired cases… Read more »
Sydneysiders and Melburnians will be forced to have quieter ends to 2020 with new restrictions being announced by both states. Victorians have just six hours to adapt to changes kicking in at 5pm on New Years Eve, with the number of people at private gatherings at home halved to 15 visitors, with mask use indoors… Read more »
Sydneysiders are waking to the prospect of a very different Christmas as Premiers across the nation close borders to the state in an attempt to keep coronavirus at bay. Queensland borders closed Queensland is the latest state to shut its borders to residents of Greater Sydney. As of 1 am today, if you are a… Read more »
Victoria will ban Sydneysiders from entering the state from midnight on Sunday, unless they undertake a mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and the state’s health department have upgraded the Greater Sydney area and Central Coast to a ‘red zone’, which means anyone who lives in these communities, or visited the area 11… Read more »
Chinese ridesharing giant Didi will finally land in Sydney next month, nearly two years after it first landed in Australia, taking on US firstmover Uber and Indian rival Ola just as the honeymoon period for growth in the sector in the unprofitable sector appears to be coming to an end. Didi’s Sydney operations will… Read more »
Telstra-backed accelerator muru-D has unveiled the 10 startups taking part in SYD6, the sixth run of its Sydney program.
Four years after missing out on a chance to redevelop the Australian Technology Park site, Atlassian will finally get to set up shop at Eveleigh.
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